Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley B.C. (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Zambonis* Helmet (instrumental) To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Am I Blue And I Love Her
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Little Momma Summer Nights, Winter Rain
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Keep On Everybody Needs It
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Regretting Blues Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Cal* Bostic There You Are Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Ursa Major* Sinner ST
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Alpha Centauri Earth in Motion ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Oscar* McLollie Like to Live the Love ST
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Oscar* McLollie The Way You Do the Things You Do ST
Jack Holland The Time Or the Place The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* You And I You And I
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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